“…Interestingly, Carnicella, Amamoto, and colleagues (2009) showed that about one-third of the total ethanol amount consumed throughout the 24-h session is consumed within the first 30 min, generating a BEC of > 80 mg%, which meets the criteria of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for binge drinking in humans (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2004). Thus, this procedure is also used to model binge-like alcohol drinking in rats (Ahmadiantehrani et al, 2013; Barak, Ahmadiantehrani, et al, 2011; Ben Hamida et al, 2012; Carnicella, Amamoto, et al, 2009; George et al, 2012; Neasta, Ben Hamida, Yowell, Carnicella, & Ron, 2010, 2011; Nielsen et al, 2012; Simms, Nielsen, Li, & Bartlett, 2013). Moreover, in procedures that start the session in the light cycle, rats seem to consume lower levels of ethanol for several hours after the first 30 min of binge-like drinking (possibly until the dark cycle begins), and then consume high levels during the dark cycle (Barak, Ahmadiantehrani, et al, 2011; Carnicella, Amamoto, et al, 2009).…”