Female alcohol access mice in acute withdrawal escape more often to the looming disc than water access mice, but male alcohol and water mice do not differ in their behavioral reactions to the task. (A) Experimental design. (B) Proportion of Escape (Blue), Freeze (Yellow), and No escape or Freeze (Grey) in male water and alcohol exposed mice. (C) Proportion of Escape (Blue), Freeze (Yellow), and No escape or Freeze (Grey) in female water and alcohol exposed mice. ** p<.01