| AUD | Alcohol use disorder |
| BK | Big/large conductance |
| CIE | Chronic intermittent ethanol |
| CUD | Cocaine us disorder |
| DA | Dopamine |
| HAU | Heavy alcohol use |
| HIP | Hippocampus |
| K+ | Potassium |
| KV | K+ channel voltage-gated |
| KCa | K+ channel calcium-activated |
| K2P | K+ channel two/tandem-pore domain |
| KIR | K+ channel inwardly rectifying |
| KO | Knock-out |
| METH | Methamphetamine |
| METH SA | METH self-administration |
| MUD | Methamphetamine use disorder |
| NAc | Nucleus accumbens |
| OUD | Opioid use disorder |
| PFC | Prefrontal cortex |
| SK | Small conductance |
| SUD | Substance use disorder |
| VEC | Voluntary ethanol consumption |
| VTA | Ventral tegmental area |
| WT | Wild-type |