Background: Alcohol consumption—in particular drinking volume (DV) and risky single occasion
drinking (RSOD)—has been related to a wide range of negative consequences and health problems.
Previous studies also suggested that drinking in certain locations may be more strongly associated with
the occurrence of alcohol-related harm than drinking in others. However, they were conducted in
countries culturally and legally different from European countries and were limited to cross-sectional
designs. This study investigates the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of alcohol-related harm
with DVs in different locations in a sample of young Swiss men.