Drunk healthcare professional checks into the ER immediately after work. What would you do?

Had this case several months ago of a guy that got off from work as an OR nurse and came directly to the hospital, per him, for epigastric pain. He works at another hospital within our system. He has a history of pancreatitis due to “unknown cause”. He seems off and I suspect he is drunk. His alcohol level is 300 and lipase is markedly elevated. I inform him that he is drunk, and alcoholism is likely the cause of his recurrent pancreatitis. He of course says that’s impossible and must still... Drunk healthcare professional checks into the ER immediately after work. What would you do?
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