Facts:

Methamphetamine $($meth$)$ is an addictive drug made chiefly in small toxic labs $($STLs$)$ in homes, tents, barns, and hotel rooms. The manufacturing process is dangerous, often resulting in explosions, burns, and toxic fumes. Government entities spend time and resources to find and destroy these STLs$,$ imprison meth dealers and users, treat addicts, and provide services for affected families.

Meth cannot be made without ingredients that are also used in cold and allergy medications. Arkansas has one of the highest numbers of STLs in the United States. To recoup the costs of fighting the meth epidemic, twenty counties in Arkansas filed suit against Pfizer, Inc., which makes cold and allergy medications. They argued that it was Pfizer$$s ethical responsibility to either stop using the ingredients in their cold and allergy medications that can be used to make meth or to compensate the government for the amount in spends fighting the meth epidemic in Arkansas. The twenty counties in Arkansas all agree that the cold and allergy medications are currently legal under state and federal law.

Assignment:

You work for Pfizer and your boss has asked you to analyze the ethical considerations involved within Arkansas' argument. Please use either the Utilitarianism, Corporate Social Responsibility, or IDDR approach to support your argument that Pfizer does or does not have an ethical obligation to the citizens of the State of Arkansas. Based on your conclusion of Pfizer's ethical obligation, please provide some corporate actions that Pfizer could take, if any are deemed necessary, based on your analysis.

Format: No citations or support beyond your textbook is required. Memo should be no longer than five $(5)$ pages, Times Roman, $12-$point font, double spaced.