General Guidelines Ensure that treatment is not contraindicated (see manual) and that eye protection is worn. The treatment is used to relieve the withdrawal symptoms of anxiety and low mood which hamper efforts to break dependency. Where the addiction is to drugs, alcohol or substance misuse, laser therapy/acupuncture treatment must only be undertaken by a practitioner who is appropriately qualified to treat such conditions or with the approval of the patient's supervising healthcare professional. Treatment also requires knowledge of which acupuncture points to treat so if practitioners are not acupuncturists specialised training with be required. Any use of the point-finder function must exclude patients with pacemakers. For smoking cessation see separate listing. Application Guidelines 820nm: Treat acupuncture points relevant to addiction at the settings below. Probe Time per Point Dose per Point Pulse Range 820nm 200mW 15 secs 24 J/cm2 2.5 Hz Frequency of treatment Is dependent upon nature of the addiction.