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Liquor Ads Tempt Recovering Alcoholics, UT Study Shows (235)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Alcohol beverage ads trigger the urge in recovering alcoholics to resume drinking, a University of Tennessee study indicates.  Dr. Ron Taylor, head of advertising in UT-Knoxville’s College of Communications, directed the study based on interviews with 20 recovering alcoholics.  Taylor said 18 of the interviewees cited TV commercials, magazine ads, billboards and