Irish tradesmen, Anthony Monaghan and John McNamara take a hard look at the drug and alcohol addictions of the American working class. One of eleven children, Monaghan is no stranger to poverty. With only five years of formal education, he left home in Western Ireland to seek work abroad. He went from picking potatoes in England to founding Irish Construction, a successful masonry company in St. Louis. Having overcome the most difficult obstacles, he is baffled by the apathy and relentless substance abuse problems of American workers.
