What is it about?
A propensity to get intoxicated and drunk has been observed among rather young people (World Health Organization, 2004). Therefore, it is important to further shed light on the alcohol intake and preference patterns of preadolescent, adolescent, and adult rats under human-like conditions (continous voluntary‐access conditions).
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Why is it important?
The fact that preadolescence, and not adolescence, seems to be the developmental period with higher ethanol consumption is at odds with the theories that highlight the use and misuse of alcohol as a peculiar feature of the adolescence. In addition, these data update our view about the alcohol problems and drinking in preadolescent youths that we are beginning to see in our society.
Perspectives
It was a very interesting work in order to help predict future needs in developmental researchers and policy-makers focused on children and young people's drinking.
Dr David Garcia-Burgos
Universidad de Granada
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This page is a summary of: Patterns of Ethanol Intake in Preadolescent, Adolescent, and Adult Wistar Rats Under Acquisition, Maintenance, and Relapse-Like Conditions, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, April 2009, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00889.x.
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