mommy115, yes! , LINK

Slugs are snails without the shell so snails will eat the same things that slugs will eat and control is very similar. Unfortunately your plant likes the same conditions that are most favorable for both snails and slugs, cool, moist, and shady, and a soil well endowed with organic matter.
Perhaps this from the University of California might be of some help.

Here is a link that might be useful: snail and slug control