Does Alcohol Initiation in Early-To-Middle Adolescence Predict Changes in Reward Motivation? Evidence of Sex Differences.

CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that alcohol initiation among adolescents might precede changes in reward motivation, and the effects of alcohol on reward and behavioral inhibition may differ by adolescent sex.
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Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research - May 27, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Mauro KL, Goncalves SF, Sinha R, Ansell E, Chaplin TM Tags: Alcohol Clin Exp Res Source Type: research