The walk was open to those currently fighting for their sobriety, those who love them and anyone who's life has been impacted by addiction.
– Think for a minute about conditions like heart disease or breast cancer -- illnesses with a lot of activism around them and conversation, so much so there are months dedicated to education and fundraising for them specifically.
On Saturday, the group Shatterproof welcomed hundreds to a 5K walk with the goal of ending the addiction crisis in the U.S. The Rise Up Against Addiction walk began at Soldier Field, heading north to the Loop and then back south to the Museum Campus for the final stretch. It's something the group's founder and CEO Gary Mendell knows intimately. He lost his son Brian to addiction in 2011 and he told CBS 2's Marie Saavedra about the magic of having so many people in one place gathered with the same goal.
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