years and she's still taking care of me. i'm proud to be from beattyville. and i want to help the community. that's what a small town is about. helping everybody. >> do you feel like you're running for mayor maybe there's a target on you now that people are trying to run your name down? >> i don't care how big a target on my back, i'm guns loaded. i'm ready to come out. >> when you say guns loaded you actually mean there's probably some guns you could load. >> you know how it is. >> when we say that, we mean metaphorical. pretty -- pretend guns. but if i need guns, they're loaded. >> absolutely. >> you say your mom has a sixth grade education but she's got a ph.d. in food. this is real, real good. robert touched on it a little bit, but like many communities dealing with poverty, drug abuse has become a serious issue. in 2015, 30% of residents in eastern kentucky reported having a family member or friend that abused prescription drugs. in the late 1990s abuse of pain pills surged with many blaming work-related injuries and it quickly became an epidemic when oxycontin became more widely available.