Native Americans and Alaska Natives are known to have much very high rates of substance abuse and alcohol and drug addiction than other ethnicities, an an issue which has to be aknowledged for these people to survive. Although the reasons may vary from person to person, most of the causes for the high rates of substance abuse amongst Native American and Alaska Natives related to their culture. In fact, Native American and Alaska Native youth appear to have some of the highest rates of alcohol and drug abuse in the nation. The most obvious barriers to helping Native Americans and Alaska Natives for addiction are cultural differences and language. For this reason it is vital that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Allen obtain substance abuse treatment in a drug rehabilitation facility that is culturally acceptable, and most importantly in a drug rehab that understand the need to offer drug and alcohol treatment in their native tongue.