He was rushed to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he was released two weeks later. (In his memoir published three years earlier, Jones admitted that he sometimes had a glass of wine before dinner and that he still drank beer occasionally but insisted, "I don't squirm in my seat, fighting the urge for another drink" and speculated, "...perhaps I'm not a true alcoholic in the modern sense of the word.
He was swiftly transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and discharged after two weeks. (In his memoir published three years earlier, Jones acknowledged that he sometimes had wine before dinner and still occasionally drank beer but stated, "I don't wince in my seat, battling the urge for another drink" and speculated, "...perhaps I'm not a true alcoholic according to modern definitions.