We live in an age when drug addiction is on the rise, and that means more people than ever are affected by this terrible behavior. Loved ones and family members are often the forgotten victims of addiction, but these days the Web has given rise to vast new resources for their comfort. If you've come online in search of better resources for the families of drug addicts, you may be pleased with what you find.

For a long time, this industry was dominated by 12-step programs in the AA model—a nice place for support, perhaps, but not always the best suited to deeper understanding. Thankfully, more experts than ever make themselves available nowadays to family members as well as addicts, conducting private, one-on-one therapies that integrate cleanly into the recovery process itself.

It's not unusual nowadays to find many such programs taking place in so-called residential drug treatment programs—those fully immersive, sleep-away programs that cover basic needs and deeper therapy throughout. If you've been looking for a way to stay in touch with the addict in your life and play an active role in his recovery, many of these compassionate and open programs represent your best bet. You may even find some that include regular visitation and free phone calls during that stay.

Do some looking and you should be able to find a number of resources for family members like yourself who have been injured and infuriated by a loved one with drug addiction. Make contact with the right program and you could soon be ready to undertake this journey shoulder to shoulder with the one you love.