Alcohol (95% v/v, Pharmaco-AAPR) was diluted in tap water to 20% v/v. Alcohol was then administered via intragastric gavage (IG) volume-adjusted to achieve a dose of 0.8 g/kg. Sucrose (Great Value brand granulated sugar) was dissolved in tap water to a concentration of 26% w/v. Muscimol and baclofen (R&D systems, Minneapolis, Minnesota) were dissolved in sterile 0.9% saline to produce a cocktail of 0.1 mm Muscimol + 1 mm baclofen, and the doses were chosen based on previous work 18 (link), 31 (link), 32 (link).