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Richard White smokes a cigarette at dusk outside his families home in Whitesburg, Ky. White lives in the home with his wife and three kids. He works odd jobs to make ends meet.

Tammie and the children spend many nights sleeping on the couch waiting for Richard to come home from being out with his friends. The children share a room in the trailer but prefer the comfort of being able to sleep next to their mother.

Arguing over money Richard is overcome with anger and strikes Tammie across the face. The couple would soon get over the argument after Richard realized he misplaced the money he had accused Tammie of taking.

Richard White snorts a percocet prescription pill as his son Sam looks on while receiving a kiss from his mother Tammie. Addiction has its good days and bad days for Richard and Tammie, both of whom have been addicted for many years. Tammie, during…

With five full time residents and frequent visitors the White house can become quite chaotic during different times of the day. Extended family plays a big roll in the daily lives of the White family.

Richard White embraces his wife Tammie in their trailer home in Whitesburg, Ky. The stuffed animals seen above the couple were collected by Tammie during her adolescent years and now take a center spot in her kitchen. She says they help to remind her…

Holding the wrist of her aunt, Claudia Collins, age 14, lifts herself up the last part of the hill the two climbed. Claudia and her aunt climbed the hill to look for Claudia's cousins who were found playing on the other side. Claudia lives in…

Bugsy Collins watches television in his nephew Derrick Collin's bedroom. Derrick's shadow is displayed on the wall underneath modified confederate flag.

Derrick Collins peers out a window in his home to see who is driving up the hollow. A mistrust of authority that goes back generations causes Derrick to be paranoid about whoever drives up to his house. If the car is unknown certain measurements,…

Richard White has lived outside of Whitesburg, Ky., his entire life. The son of a coal miner, White has grown up with and dealt with first hand, the problems that exist in eastern Kentucky. With the coal industry the only major source of jobs in the…