Native Americans and Alaska Natives are known to have considerably very high rates of alcohol and drug abuse and addiction than other ethnicities, an a situation which must be aknowledged for these people to endure. While the things which trigger substance abuse may vary from individual to individual, many of the factors for the significantly higher rates of abuse amongst Native American and Alaska Natives have to do with their culture. First of all, Native American and Alaska Native adolescents appear to have some of the highest rates of drug and alcohol abuse in the U.S.. The most apparent hurdles to treating Native Americans and Alaska Natives for substance abuse are cultural ones and language. For this reason it is important that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Romeo, CO. receive treatment services in a drug treatment program that is culturally acceptable, and more importantly in a drug rehab program that takes into the account the need to offer alcohol and drug rehab in their native tongue.