Introduction: The prevalence of recurrence in adolescent drug abuse is very high. The causes of recurrence include the inability of adolescents to solve problems effectively. Problem-solving therapy is part of cognitive behavioral therapy that aims to improve effective individual coping skills. This study aims to determine the effect of problem-solving therapy on the ability to solve problems and the risk of recurrence in adolescent drug abuse.

Method: This study used the quasi experimental pre-posttest without control method with problem-solving therapy as an intervention. The study was conducted on 30 teenage drug abusers who participated in rehabilitation in the Halmahera room in Jakarta RSKO, Rama RSMM room, House of Female room, House of Growth and House of Faith BNN Lido. Data retrieval was carried out from the beginning of March to the end of May 2019. The instrument used was the Revised Social Problem-Solving Inventory (SPSI-R) which is used to measure problem solving capabilities, which have been tested for validity and reliability. Data were analyzed using the central tendency test, Paired T-test and Repeated Anova.

Results: Nursing interventions improve problem solving skills, but are not significant. But after being combined with problem-solving therapy, the ability to solve problems increased significantly in adolescent drug abusers who attended rehabilitation.

Conclusion: Nursing interventions combined with problem-solving therapy can be an alternative nursing intervention in improving the quality of mental nursing care, especially for clients of drug users who follow rehabilitation.

Keywords: Adolescent Drug Users, Problem Solving Ability, Problem-Solving Therapy