Native Americans and Alaska Natives are known to have much higher rates of abuse and alcohol and drug addiction than other ethnicities, an a situation which has to be resolved for these people to survive. While the things which trigger substance abuse may differ from individual to person, most of the reasons for the high rates of drug abuse amongst 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 country. The most evident barriers to treating Native Americans and Alaska Natives for drug addiction are cultural ones and language. For this reason it is important that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Mekoryuk obtain rehab treatment in a drug rehabilitation facility that is culturally acceptable, but most importantly in a drug rehab program that considers the need to provide drug rehabilitation in their native tongue.