Native Americans and Alaska Natives are known to have much higher rates of substance abuse and addiction than other races, an a situation which has to be addressed for these cultures to endure. Although the things which trigger substance abuse may differ from person to person, most of the causes for the significantly higher rates of abuse amongst Native American and Alaska Natives are cultural ones. In fact, Native American and Alaska Native adolescents appear to have some of the highest rates of alcohol and drug abuse in the nation. The most evident hurdles to helping Native Americans and Alaska Natives for drug addiction are cultural ones and their language. For this reason it is important that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Antlers, OK. obtain treatment services in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center that is culturally acceptable, and more importantly in a drug rehab that understand the need to provide drug rehabilitation in their native tongue.