Native Americans and Alaska Natives have much very high rates of substance abuse and drug addiction than other ethnicities, an a situation which must be resolved for these people to survive. Although the reasons may vary from person to person, most of the reasons for the significantly higher rates of alcohol and drug abuse among Native American and Alaska Natives are cultural ones. In fact, Native American and Alaska Native adolescents appear to have some of the highest rates of alcohol and drug abuse in the U.S.. The most evident barriers to helping Native Americans and Alaska Natives for substance abuse are cultural ones and their language. This is why it is vital that Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Salt Lake City, Utah receive treatment services in an alcohol and drug rehab center that is culturally acceptable, but more importantly in one that takes into the account the need to offer drug rehab in their native tongue.