<![CDATA[This research is entitled the application of motivational interviewing techniques in overcoming regret in adolescents who become drug couriers in Kandis Village. A Regret is an act that acknowledges all the mistakes that have been made and is serious about not repeating these actions. This study aims to determine the factors that cause adolescents to become drug couriers and to find out the description of the regret experienced by the client in Kandis Village. To find out how motivational interviewing techniques are applied to overcome regret for clients "A,D,J,O,R" in Kandis Village. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach, a research method used to examine natural object conditions. Data collection techniques used are observation, interviews, and documentation. The research results on the factors that cause clients "A,D,J,O,R" to become drug couriers are insufficient economic factors and the magnitude of the influence of the surrounding environment. The description of regret experienced by clients is some of them are worried, life feels uneasy, and distress in the heart because of the actions committed, accompanied by the desire not to do them again. In group counseling with motivational interviewing techniques, five meetings were held with four stages: formation, transition, activity, and termination. The feeling of regret from the client "A,D,J,O,R" has changed, such as no longer being a drug courier, becomes a lesson for the teenager.]]>
