A teenager was left comatose in a hospital bed after his drink was allegedly spiked.

Jack Mcewan, 18, was enjoying a night out at Crush in Spital Street, Dartford, on Saturday when he collapsed.

He was taken to Darent Valley Hospital by paramedics.

His mum, Carrie Anne Mcewan, 36, from Hextable, went through every parent’s worst nightmare when she received a phone call from a parent of one of Jack’s friends informing her of what had happened.

She said: “I never thought I would be one of those mums to get a phone call like that.

“When I got to the hospital I broke down, it was my baby lying there. He had all these tubes in his throat and coming out of his veins. It was awful.”

She was so horrified, she posted a photo of her son lying in his hospital bed on Facebook in the hope it would help raise awareness.

Door staff carried Jack out of the club and his friend rushed to his aid, acting quickly and sensibly, putting him in the recovery position and checking his airways were clear.

She said: “He was in a terrible way. His body had just shut down.

“By the time he had got to the hospital his body had sort of comatosed itself.”

It is believed Jack’s drink was spiked.

Medical staff were unsure exactly what substance had been placed in the drink but think it could have been the drug ketamine, a horse tranquilliser.

He was allowed home on Monday morning.

Speaking to the Messenger this morning, Miss Mcewan of Panter’s, said Jack, a trainee hairdresser at Raw salon in Dartford, was now on his way to recovery although still experiencing discomfort.

She said: “We’ve had a bit of a bad night with his breathing and his throat is still burning up, but other than that he is fine.”

Miss Mcewan explained that she still did not understand why someone would drug her son’s drink.

“When I got to the hospital I broke down, it was my baby lying there. He had all these tubes in his throat and coming out of his veins. It was awful" - Carrie Anne Mcewan

She said: “I wasn’t thinking about being angry at the time.

“I was thinking about my son but after he settled in intensive care, it was a case of ‘why would someone do something like that? Was it a joke or were they trying to mug him?'

"He was lucky that his friend was there. He put him in the recovery position and checked for his pulse.”

The matter has not been reported to police. The club declined to comment at this stage.

Peter Edwards, owner of Crush, said: "While we sympathise with Miss Mcewan, we are investigating ourselves and at present we have no evidence from police or anyone to substantiate these allegations.

"Unfortunately drug culture is prevalent in young people but we cannot drugs test everybody before they walk onto the premises.

"While we want all of our customers to enjoy themselves in a safe environment we do ask them to drink responsibly."