A UNIVERSITY student was left fighting for his life after he tried to rip his own face off while high on a party drug.

The Sun newspaper reports that friends of 20-year-old Tom Bellmont had to call paramedics after he had an adverse reaction to the drug 2CB.

2CB, also known as Bromo, Nexus or CB, is similar to ecstasy but is also a hallucinogen. Created in the 1970s to treat psychiatric patients, it often mixes badly with other drugs and alcohol.

Mr Bellmont, a music student at the University of West London in Bristol, had to be calmed down by emergency personnel at 2.20am on Wednesday after reportedly running around claiming he could see the devil.

He was put on a ventilator in intensive care at Bristol Royal Infirmary but was released on Friday.

Student Caitlin Hawnt tweeted: “A boy took 2CB & started to scratch his face off, having fits and foaming at the mouth.”

It is believed that an underlying medical condition triggered his reaction.

Police have issued a warning for people to stay away from all illegal drugs, especially 2CB, which is sold as a white powder or as small pills.



