Native Americans and Alaska Natives have much increased rates of drug abuse and alcohol and drug addiction than other ethnicities, an a circumstance which should be aknowledged for these people to endure. Although the reasons may vary from person to person, the majority of of the causes for the higher rates of 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 country. The most obvious barriers to helping Native Americans and Alaska Natives for addiction are cultural differences and their language. For this reason it is vital that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Childwold, NY. obtain treatment services in an alcohol and drug rehab facility that is culturally acceptable, and more importantly in a drug rehab that considers the need to offer drug and alcohol rehabilitation in their native tongue.