# Drug makes rats less likely to imbibe alcohol

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**Created:** [October 31, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/drug-makes-rats-less-likely-to-imbibe-alcohol/690 "2018-10-31T03:27:11Z")\
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[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180808134214.htm](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180808134214.htm)  
Alcohol use disorders can have devastating effects on a person’s health, relationships and finances. Yet for some, the feeling they get when taking a drink temporarily outweighs these other concerns. Now, researchers have developed a new drug that could dampen alcohol’s effects on the brain’s ‘‘reward system,’’ causing rats to self-administer the beverage less frequently.