Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is currently one of the leading causes of preventable death in the United States. There are several factors that are linked to excessive alcohol use (i.e., stressful life events, genetics, sex). A rodent model including two genetically different strains of male and female mice (C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ) underwent adolescent stress and testing for alcohol consumption to isolate and determine which of these factors, if any, contribute to increased alcohol consumption.