Pathological alcohol use is a complex and costly problem. This chapter focuses on recent
developments in the etiology of alcohol use disorders. Literature is reviewed from the fields …

Background: Despite good evidence that ethanol abuse in adulthood is more likely the
earlier human adolescents begin drinking, it is unclear why the early onset of drinking …

This article presents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2002 RSA/ISBRA Meeting in
San Francisco, California, co‐organized by Julie A. Mennella and Alexander A. Bachmanov …

The dietary choices a mother makes during pregnancy offer her develo** fetus its earliest
exposure to the family's culinary preferences. This comprehensive literature review …

The effects of alcohol consumption in adults are well described in the literature, while
knowledge about the effects of alcohol consumption in children is more limited and less …

This review analyses the most relevant studies in which ethanol intake was measured after
prenatal exposure to the drug. Despite the variety in methodology, in most such studies this …

Administration of a moderate dose (2 g/kg) of ethanol to the pregnant rat during the last days
of gestation (17–20) has been observed to increase the offspring's ethanol consumption on …

Background: Initial ingestion of ethanol by naïve rats has seemed to decrease dramatically
with age. During the preweanling period, infant rats consume large quantities of high …

Animal models of prenatal ethanol exposure (PEE) have indicated a facilitatory effect of PEE
on adolescent ethanol intake, but few studies have assessed the effects of moderate PEE …

Prenatal ethanol exposure significantly increases later predisposition for alcohol intake, but
the mechanisms associated with this phenomenon remain hypothetical. This study analyzed …