Native Americans and Alaska Natives are known to have significantly very high rates of substance abuse and alcohol and drug addiction than other ethnicities, an a situation which must be addressed for these people to endure. While the causes may vary from person to person, many of the factors for the high rates of abuse among Native American and Alaska Natives related to their culture. First of all, Native American and Alaska Native youth have some of the highest rates of drug and alcohol abuse in the country. The most evident hurdles to treating Native Americans and Alaska Natives for addiction are cultural ones and their language. This is why it is important that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Chalkyitsik, AK. obtain rehab treatment in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center that is culturally acceptable, but more importantly in one that considers the need to supply alcohol and drug rehab in their native tongue.