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We used 3T proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to examine age- and alcohol-related associations with six neurometabolites in dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) that are involved in key neural functions: glutamate + glutamine (Glx), GABA plus macromolecules (GABA+), total N-acetylaspartate (tNAA), total choline (tCho), total creatine (tCr), and\n                  <jats:italic>myo<\/jats:italic>\n                  -inositol (mI). Participants were 84 adolescents (ages 17 \u2013 22; 67% female) who completed MRS scans and self-reported past-60-day alcohol use via a modified Timeline Followback survey. Alcohol use variables included total drinking days, total binge drinking days, total number of drinks, and drinks per drinking day. Older adolescents had higher levels of GABA+, tNAA, tCho, and mI, and lower levels of Glx and Glx\/GABA+; tCr was not associated with age. 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