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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Low, but Not Moderate, Caffeine Increases Alcohol Intake in Male and Female C57 Mice

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Biological/Neuroscience

  • Melissa Evans
    Butler University
  • Jennifer Berry
    Butler University

Abstract

The combined effects of alcohol and caffeine are not fully understood but appear dangerous. C57 mice were provided with caffeine and/or alcohol in a two-bottle intermittent voluntary access paradigm and anxiety during withdrawal was measured in an elevated plus maze. The results suggest dose-dependent effects of caffeine on alcohol consumption.

Substance Use and Abuse