Panel A: The percentage of PN and PS animals reaching criterion for stable METH self-administration during FR-1 and FR-3 training. Panel B: The percentage of male and female animals reaching criterion for stable METH self-administration during FR-1 and FR-3 training. On days 2, 3, and 4 of FR-3 training, females acquired responding significantly faster than males, * = p < 0.05. Stable criterion was defined as less than 20% variability in active lever responding across two consecutive sessions; greater than 2:1 ratio of active to inactive responses, and a minimum of 10 infusions per session.