Table 2.

Characteristics of Internet Use among People who Inject Drugs (PWID) in Fresno, California (N=494).

	n	%
Ever used the internet on computer or mobile device	397	80
Reasons for never using the internet:
Don’t know how to get online	48	50
Don’t know how to use a computer	44	46
Don’t need to/not interested	41	43
Don’t have access to a computer	15	16
Phone doesn’t have internet service	2	2
Internet service is too expensive	2	2
Other	10	10
Locations where internet was accessed in the past 3 months
Own phone or mobile device	334	84
Someone else’s phone or mobile device	206	52
Home computer	131	33
Public library	112	28
Community center	52	13
Work	35	9
School	18	5
Didn’t use internet in the past 3 months	11	3
Other	35	9
Used the internet to get information on:
Drugs in general	243	61
Employment services	234	59
Housing services	227	57
Drug treatment services	180	45
How to treat abscesses or other injection-related problems	153	39
How to prevent or respond to an overdose	142	36
Where to get treatment for other physical health problems	134	34
Where to get treatment for mental health problems	120	30
Where to get tested for sexually transmitted infections	80	20
Safer injection methods	79	20
Where to get new syringes	70	18
Where to get HIV testing	66	17
Where to get Hepatitis C testing	61	15
None	47	12