Native Americans and Alaska Natives are known to have significantly increased rates of alcohol and drug abuse and alcohol and drug addiction than other races, an a circumstance which must be resolved for these cultures to survive. While the reasons may differ from person to individual, most of the reasons for the higher rates of drug abuse amongst Native American and Alaska Natives have to do with their culture. In fact, Native American and Alaska Native youth 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 drug addiction are cultural ones and their language. For this reason it is important that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in New Castle, Delaware obtain treatment services in a drug and alcohol treatment program that is understanding of their culture, but more importantly in a drug rehab that considers the need to provide drug and alcohol rehabilitation in their language.