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Inescapable Intoxication: A Medical Mystery

by Emily Paulin of AARP

  • On a May evening in 2016, Scott Evenson ventured out of his Minnesota apartment to a local restaurant for dinner. His wife was out of town, so he requested a table for one, then a burger, fries and a beer — just one beer.  

    “The next thing I know, I was in the ER,” Evenson, now 57, recalls. 

    After finishing his meal and returning to his apartment complex, Evenson passed out in the lobby. He woke up in a hospital in downtown St. Paul the next morning, confused, especially when a doctor told him he’d had alcohol poisoning, with a blood alcohol level of 0.314 percent — almost quadruple the legal driving limit.

    Evenson, an aspiring pastor at the time, was mortified. He swore he’d had only one beer, but the doctor wasn’t convinced. It was the first time a doctor accused Evenson of abusing alcohol. It wouldn’t be the last. 

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  • Link to full article: https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/members-only-access/info-2025/medical-mystery-inescapable-intoxication.html?cmp=RDRCT-MOA-INESCAPABLE-INTOXICATION&bpcode=101