Accelerated alcohol use across adolescence predicts early adult symptoms of alcohol use disorder via reward-related neural function.
Rebecca WallerLaura MurrayDaniel S ShawErika E ForbesLuke W HydePublished in: Psychological medicine (2018)
Prospective findings support a pathway through which adolescent alcohol use increases the risk for AUD in early adulthood by impacting reward-related neural functioning. These results highlight increased VS reward-related reactivity as a biomarker for AUD vulnerability.