Native Americans and Alaska Natives are known to have significantly higher rates of alcohol and drug abuse and addiction than other ethnicities, an a situation which must be resolved for these cultures to endure. Although the causes may differ from person to individual, many of the causes for the higher rates of drug abuse among Native American and Alaska Natives are cultural ones. First of all, Native American and Alaska Native adolescents appear to have some of the highest rates of drug and alcohol abuse in the nation. The most apparent barriers to helping Native Americans and Alaska Natives for drug and alcohol addiction are cultural ones and their language. This is why it is important that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Capitan, NM. obtain treatment services in a drug rehab program that is culturally acceptable, and most importantly in one that understand the need to provide alcohol and drug rehab in their language.