A similar pattern of results emerged for alcohol responses with analyses based on the AUD SX subgroups (Table 2). Relative to the low AUD SX subgroup, the intermediate and high AUD SX subgroups showed initially heightened alcohol stimulation, wanting and liking. For alcohol stimulation and wanting, these responses were potentiated through the re-examination phases (i.e., augmented over the decade of participation) with liking remaining elevated but not increasing further as the decade progressed (Figure 3). Initial subjective responses to alcohol also predicted the frequency of heavy drinking, another outcome used in our prior work (10), and evident for liking and wanting (rs=0.19, ps<.01), stimulation (r=0.14, p=.06), and sedation (r=−0.17, p<.05).
