Native Americans and Alaska Natives are known to have significantly increased rates of drug abuse and addiction than other ethnicities, an an issue which must be aknowledged for these people to endure. Although the reasons may vary from individual to person, most of the factors for the high rates of abuse among Native American and Alaska Natives related to their culture. In fact, Native American and Alaska Native youth appear to have some of the highest rates of drug and alcohol abuse in the nation. The most evident obstacles to treating Native Americans and Alaska Natives for substance abuse are cultural challenges and their language. Due to this it is important that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Long Barn obtain rehab treatment in a drug treatment center that is culturally acceptable, but most importantly in a drug rehab that takes into the account the need to offer drug rehab in their native tongue.