Modeling binge-like ethanol drinking by peri-adolescent and adult P rats

► Daily intake of adult ethanol binge-drinking rats approximated that of continuous access rats. ► Daily intake of peri-adolescent ethanol binge-drinking rats exceeded that of continuous access rats. ► Both peri-adolescent and adult ethanol binge-drinking rats displayed intoxication. ► Ethanol binge-drinking resulted in BELs exceeding 80 mg% in both sexes.