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Early ethanol consumption predicts relapse-like behavior in adolescent male rats.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 May 2008
Schramm-Sapyta Nicole L, Kingsley Megan A, Rezvani Amir H, Propst Kiayia, Swartzwelder H Scott, Kuhn Cynthia M
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BACKGROUND: Alcohol abuse disorders emerge over time with repeated consumption of ethanol, but not all ethanol drinkers develop these disorders. There are pre-existing characteristics that indicate which drinkers are most likely to abuse alcohol. Adolescence, novelty seeking, and high stress reactivity are among the characteristics of the most vulnerable individuals. In addition, an individual's response to his...
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