Highlights ► Organizational and activational effects of sex hormones underlie alcohol addiction. ► Early in life sex hormones affect an individual's response to alcohol in adulthood. ► Markers for early sex hormone exposure predict the risk of developing alcohol addiction. ► Adult sex hormone activity has a direct effect on alcohol drinking behavior. ► The relationship between sex hormones and alcohol addiction is bidirectional.
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