Young women put Facebook before going to the toilet

One third of young women check Facebook before brushing their teeth or going to the toilet in the mornings.

New research reveals women aged 18 to 34 are becoming increasingly addicted and dependent upon technology and social networking sites.

One in five even said they woke up in the middle of the night to respond to wall postings, tweets and texts, while 37 per cent have fallen asleep with their phones in their hands.

The study of more than 1600 American social media users by Oxygen Media was conducted to chart online behavioural trends. It also showed that although 63 per cent of respondents used Facebook for networking, nearly half said they had no problem posting photos of their drunken selves on the site.