Native Americans and Alaska Natives are known to have significantly increased rates of substance abuse and addiction than other ethnicities, an an issue which should be resolved for these people to survive. While the reasons may vary from person to person, many of the causes for the significantly higher rates of alcohol and drug abuse amongst Native American and Alaska Natives have to do with their culture. In fact, Native American and Alaska Native adolescents have some of the highest rates of alcohol and drug abuse in the country. The most apparent hurdles to helping Native Americans and Alaska Natives for substance abuse are cultural challenges and their language. For this reason it is vital that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico receive treatment services in an alcohol and drug rehab program that is understanding of their culture, but most importantly in one that understand the need to offer drug and alcohol rehab in their native tongue.