Due to their maturing brain, adolescents are suggested to be more vulnerable to the long-term consequences of chronic alcohol use. Increased sensitization to the stimulant effects of ethanol is a possible consequence of ethanol exposure during adolescence.
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Quoilin, C., Didone, V., Tirelli, E., & Quertemont, E. (2014). Higher long-lasting ethanol sensitization after adolescent ethanol exposure in mice. Psychopharmacology, 231(8), 1821-1829. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-013-3376-2 (Original work published 2013)