Ritu Chatterjee
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Researchers followed more than 450,000 teens in the Kaiser Permanente health system in Northern California, all the way into young adulthood.
They found that teens who reported using cannabis in the past year were at twice the risk of developing bipolar disorder years later compared to those who didn't use cannabis.
Pediatrician Dr. Lynn Silver is at the Public Health Institute in California and one of the authors of the study.
She says the risk of psychotic disorders also doubled.
And psychotic disorders means ones where you hear or see things that aren't real.
Typically, it can be anything from
In episode two, actual schizophrenia.
She says cannabis users were also at a higher risk of developing depression and anxiety.
Aura is an online safety company that released the report.
Psychologist Scott Collins is Aura's chief medical officer.
He says 37% of conversations between teens and their chatbot companions involve violence.
Parents should keep a close eye on how their kids are using chatbots, says pediatrician Dr. Jason Nagata at UC San Francisco.
And tell their teens explicitly that chatbots come with risks.
Aura is an online safety company that released the report.
Psychologist Scott Collins is Aura's chief medical officer.
He says 37 percent of conversations between teens and their chatbot companions involve violence.
Parents should keep a close eye on how their kids are using chatbots, says pediatrician Dr. Jason Nagata at UC San Francisco.
And tell their teens explicitly that chatbots come with risks.