The procedural timeline and methods for these experiments have been recently described in detail (Linsenbardt and Lapish, 2015). All animals first underwent an IAP using previously published procedures (Simms et al., 2008): Rats were given access to two bottles, one containing 20% alcohol (v/v) and the other tap water, for 24 h every other day (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) in the home cage. These procedures were continued for four weeks; animals had 12 total 24-h alcohol/water access sessions.
