Native Americans and Alaska Natives are known to have considerably increased rates of drug abuse and alcohol and drug addiction than other races, an a situation which must be resolved for these cultures to survive. Although the reasons may vary from person to individual, most of the factors for the higher rates of drug abuse among Native American and Alaska Natives are cultural ones. First of all, Native American and Alaska Native adolescents appear to have some of the highest rates of alcohol and drug abuse in the nation. The most evident hurdles to treating Native Americans and Alaska Natives for drug and alcohol addiction are cultural differences and their language. For this reason it is vital that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Carlsbad, NM. obtain substance abuse treatment in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility that is culturally acceptable, and more importantly in a drug rehab that understand the need to supply drug and alcohol rehabilitation in their native tongue.