Project description:Ex vivo large-scale proteomic analysis using LC-MS/MS in postmortem brains of patients with substance use disorder and controls. Brain tissue was collected postmortem after consent from the next of kin. As part of the clinical information, medical records were obtained and a detailed psychological autopsy was performed on all participants by interviewing the next-of-kin. Information regarding the psychiatric clinical phenotypes (evidence of depression, mania, and psychosis) stressful life events, age of drug use onset, types of drugs used, smoking and drinking history, and any co-morbidities, was obtained. A diagnosis of substance use disorder was confirmed based on the psychological autopsy, detailed medical records, and review of all relevant case information by three psychiatrists at a consensus meeting. The cause of death was obtained from the medical examiner’s report and toxicological findings after death.