Native Americans and Alaska Natives are known to have significantly very high rates of alcohol and drug abuse and alcohol and drug addiction than other ethnicities, an an issue which must be resolved for these cultures to endure. While the causes may vary from individual to person, many of the reasons for the significantly higher rates of substance abuse amongst Native American and Alaska Natives related to their culture. First of all, Native American and Alaska Native adolescents have some of the highest rates of alcohol and drug abuse in the country. The most evident barriers to treating Native Americans and Alaska Natives for addiction are cultural differences and language. This is why it is important that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Kingsley, MI. obtain substance abuse treatment in a drug rehabilitation program that is culturally acceptable, but more importantly in a drug rehab that takes into the account the need to provide drug and alcohol treatment in their native tongue.