New Jersey: Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora drew on his own past in debuting a song at a forum on drug abuse, on Tuesday. The event, at a high school arena, was aimed at raising awareness about the abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers along the Jersey shore.

Sambora, a New Jersey native, unveiled a song he wrote called Lighthouse, about providing hope to people mired in addiction. He acknowledged he once abused drugs but said he’s clean now.