Native Americans and Alaska Natives are known to have considerably higher rates of alcohol and drug abuse and addiction than other races, an an issue which has to be aknowledged for these people to endure. While the reasons may vary from person to person, many of the causes for the high rates of drug abuse among Native American and Alaska Natives are cultural ones. In fact, Native American and Alaska Native youth appear to have some of the highest rates of alcohol and drug abuse in the nation. The most apparent obstacles to helping Native Americans and Alaska Natives for addiction are cultural challenges and language. For this reason it is vital that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Belen, New Mexico receive substance abuse treatment in a drug rehab center that is culturally acceptable, but more importantly in a drug rehab program that takes into the account the need to provide drug and alcohol treatment in their native tongue.