The effects of voluntary adolescent alcohol consumption on alcohol taste reactivity in Long Evans rats

ConclusionsThese results suggest that ethanol consumption influences the future hedonic and aversive value of ethanol in a way that makes ethanol more palatable with greater prior consumption. However, it appears that those drinking ethanol as adolescents may be more resistant to this palatability shift than those first drinking as adults, suggesting different mechanisms of vulnerability to consumption escalation for adolescents and adults.

Source: Psychopharmacology - March 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research