Hey kids, it’s Gasper, the friendly ghost who died from smoking-related emphysema and lung cancer! He’s very friendly and fun, but even in the afterlife he has difficulty breathing because of how habitual his coughing and shortness of breath was during his life due to smoking cigarettes. Now he just can’t seem to catch his breath even as a ghost, which just goes to show you, smoking kills: it sure killed Gasper! (That ’s why he’s a ghost.)
(Gasper the Friendly Ghost Who Died from Smoking-Related Emphysema and Lung Cancer might actually make a good and effective cartoon character mascot for anti-smoking ads aimed at young people in the hopes that they never take up smoking.)