On Sat, 16 May 2020 18:13:58 -0700
Ian Zimmerman <itz@???> wrote:

> On 2020-05-16 16:51, Hendrik Boom wrote:
>
> > What do you mean by "tobacco patch"?
>
> It's an analogy with a medical device used to help smokers with
> quitting.

Aah.

I would say "nicotine patch".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine_patch