Can painkillers make you homophobic or racist?

The ex-Ukip candidate Kerry Smith claimed that he made offensive remarks due to stress and the fact that he was taking strong sedatives. So should pharmaceutical companies issue new side-effects warnings? 'I was going bald': a history of lame excuses for bad behaviour If nothing else, the resignation of Kerry Smith, a Ukip candidate, clearly serves as a valuable public health announcement. The party leapt to the defence of its candidate for South Basildon and East Thurrock, who had described gay...