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Lesson 10: Other Drugs of Abuse/Herbal Substances
Introduction:

This section provides an overview of additional herbal substances that are used by individuals who use illicit drugs.

Outcomes: After completing this lesson you should be able to:

bulletDescribe some different drugs that are obtained from herbal substances
bulletExplain the similarities and differences of herbal substances from other plant-like drugs
bulletIdentify some side effects of using herbal-type drugs
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Some Objectives:

bulletUnderstand how some herbs interact with other illicit substances
bulletUnderstand the side effects of some herbal substances
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Some Important Terms:
bulletKava
bulletGinko
bulletEphedrine

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