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In the waning days of the Bush administration, the Food and Drug Administration finalized new guidelines that will make it easier to promote the kind of "off-label" drug uses that public health advocates and medical experts say could lead to deadly prescriptions for millions of Americans. Douglas Briggs, of Charlotte, North Carolina killed himself. (Courtesy of the family/Charlotte Observer/MCT) (DIEDRA LAIRD/MCT)