With the community focus on the opioid epidemic, we asked candidates for Bartholomew County Council districts 3 and 4 in the Republican primary what they thought the county’s responsibility is to address the epidemic.

In Council District 3 Councilman Mark Gorbett is being challenged by Dave Jones.

Jones said the epidemic can’t just be laid on the sheriff’s department.

Gorbett says that handling the epidemic will require treatment of inmates..

In Council District 4 Councilman Jorge Morales will face Tom Owens in the May 8th primary.

Owens said he sees little county responsiblity in the epidemic

Morales says he supports the efforts of the county, the city and the hospital to address the epidemic.